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James Sturiale

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Ship Bottom, NJ 08008

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

1 year

About

James Sturiale is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at Bank of America, PNC Bank, and is currently also employed as a food service server at Olive Garden. Merrill serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services through dedicated personal advisors and affiliated entities. The firm emphasizes tax-efficient investment strategies and benefits from integration with Bank of America’s broader banking and capital markets platform.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated

Location

1501 Long Beach Blvd

Ship Bottom, NJ 08008

Most active in

New Jersey · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2024 - Present (2 years)

Merrill

2023 - Present (3 years)

Olive Garden

2022 - Present (4 years)

PNC Bank

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Pet Supplies Plus

2017 - 2022 (5 years)

Community Options

2012 - 2020 (8 years)

Disclosures

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